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BROADCASTING AMENDMENT ACT (No. 3) 1987 No. 184 of 1987 - SECT 16

Grant and renewal of licences
16. (1) Section 81 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after
subsection (4) the following subsection:

"(4AA) A public licence shall not be granted to:

   (a)  a government corporation; or

   (b)  a political party.".

(2) Subject to subsection (3), the amendment made by subsection (1) applies
only in relation to the grant of a public licence after the commencement of
this section.

(3) The amendment made by subsection (1) does not apply in relation to:

   (a)  the grant by way of renewal of a licence that was granted before the
        commencement of this section; or

   (b)  the grant of a licence under section 99 or 99A of the
        Broadcasting and  Television Amendment Act 1985 . 


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